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Koru-Kalevala- Alku- ja loppuvinjettejä. D-GKM-3937-2 det
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Suomi: Suuni jo sulkea pitäisi. Viimeinen runo, alkukuva.English: Koru-Kalevala, The Illustrated Kalevala, Poem L, a draft print.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931) was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic (illustration, below). His work is considered a very important aspect of Finnish national identity. He changed his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907. Gallen-Kallela was born Axel Waldemar Gallén in Pori, Finland, in a Swedish-speaking family. His father Peter Gallén worked as police chief and lawyer.
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1922
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Gallen-Kallela Museum
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public domain
